Lewis & Clark College vs Portland State

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Lewis & Clark College is a private (not-for-profit) and Portland State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Lewis & Clark College has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,350) than Portland State ($28,257).
It is harder to admit to Lewis & Clark College than Portland State.
Portland State has more students with 21,609 students while Lewis & Clark College has 3,595 students.
Lewis & Clark College has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Portland State's ratio is 17 to 1.
Portland State has more full-time faculties with 742 faculties while Lewis & Clark College has 209 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Lewis & Clark College and Portland State University.

Lewis & Clark College	vs.	Portland State
Portland, Oregon	Location	Portland, Oregon
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$62,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,617 Out-Of-State$28,257
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$38,579	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,662

74.53 %	Acceptance Rates	90.91 %
11.71 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.58 %
1,310	SAT Score	-
29	ACT Score	-
71 %	Graduation Rate	53 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
86 %	Retention Rate	72 %
3,595	Student Population	21,609
209	Number of Faculties	742
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

See Full Comparison